Europe & Central Asia vs Kuwait: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Europe & Central Asia
15.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Kuwait
102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
4th
Kuwait rank
5th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Kuwait
0200400600196019922024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 15.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 87.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 6.7 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 43 groups.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 13.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 95.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 81.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1970s 11.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 157.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 145.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1980s 9.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 106.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 97.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1990s 8.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 302.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 294.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2000s 6.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 30.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 24.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2010s 4.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 47.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 42.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2020s 9.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 182.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 173.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Europe & Central Asia or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 15.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Europe & Central Asia and Kuwait?
87.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Kuwait?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Kuwait rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.